A$AP Rocky [1] pled not guilty to felony assault charges in a Los Angeles courtroom on Aug. 17, Rolling Stone [2] reported. Two days prior, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that the rapper had been charged with two counts of using a semiautomatic firearm in connection to a November 2021 shooting. A rep for Rocky did not immediately respond to POPSUGAR's request for comment about the charges.
In a statement, Gascón said, "Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood. My office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm allegation was warranted," according to the Los Angeles Times [3].
On April 20, NBC News reported [5] that the rapper was detained at LAX by the Los Angeles Police Department with assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations team for his alleged involvement in a shooting. Rocky's lawyer, Alan Jackson, confirmed the news to the outlet. The rapper arrived in Los Angeles via a private plane after spending time with girlfriend Rihanna [6] in Barbados, who recently gave birth to their first child [7]. He was released later that day after posting the $550,000 bail, People [8] reported.
According to a press release shared by the Los Angeles Police Department on Twitter [9] in April, Rocky was under investigation by the LAPD for a shooting that took place near Selma and Argyle Ave. on Nov. 6, 2021.